Special income provisions apply to children of certified classroom teachers in Oklahoma. For students who qualify for this eligibility track, the income eligibility level is set at 700% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Please see the FAQs about the Teacher Eligibility Track for more details.
Special income provisions apply to students who have been adopted while in the permanent custody of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services or in the court-ordered custody of a licensed, private, nonprofit child-placing agency or federally recognized Indian tribe. For these adopted students, no income verification is required at the time of application in high school. However, documentation of the legal adoption is required. These adopted students will be subject to a second income limit while the student is enrolled in college. For students adopted between the ages of birth and 12, the second income limit will be $150,000. For students adopted between the ages of 13 and 17, the second income limit will be $200,000. Parents of adopted children who do not fall under this provision of the law are still subject to the initial income limits at the time of application and the $100,000 second income limit while the student is in college.
Income from Social Security death and disability benefits will not disqualify a student from eligibility to apply for Oklahoma’s Promise. However, the income from these benefits must still be disclosed. Subject to the State Regents’ review, if the parents’ federal adjusted gross income (AGI), excluding the Social Security death and disability benefits, does not exceed the initial income limits, the student will be eligible to enroll in the program. This provision applies only to Social Security death and disability benefits. Social Security benefits based on retirement and included in the AGI are counted toward the income limits.
